I would not be adverse to a backup discussion. I personally use AmazonS3 for the storage location, and on the tool side I actively use: JetS3t, s3fox, s3cmd.rb/s3sync.rb, Brackup (perl proggie), Super flexible File Synchronizer, and InfiniteBits.info FTP/HTTP frontside (EC2-based) to S3.<br>
<br>I could augment the discussion with these experiences if anyone is interested.<br><br>John Pappas<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/1/28 X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio <<a href="mailto:xcssa@xcssa.org">xcssa@xcssa.org</a>>:<br>
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Until about two weeks ago, I'd never used rsync before. Now, I'm using it daily!
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Not only am I backing up a company's data to my own server daily with rsync (and the hard links in the URL Tom sent to me) - I've also found it useful when I'm loading data to my server.
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I like to keep copies on my server of a lot of software and data. That way, its easy to get to where ever I go - just have to have Internet access. But since uploading through Roadrunner is so slow (44KB), plus my downloads slow to that same number when I'm doing a upload - I find its quicker and easier to put it on a external hard drive and plug it into my server every couple weeks.
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So, when I have a new version of Fedora, Centos, Bluequartz or something big that I want to keep on my server too - I put it on the external, plug it into the server and use rsync to keep the two directories mirror images of each other. Easier than trying to figure out what's in one location and checking to see if its also in another location. Just one command and walk away till its done. NICE!
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But I find that I'm still learning about all the options and the things it can do. So, I'd love to see a presentation on rsync.
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<font color="#737373"><font size="3"><i><<a href="mailto:xcssa@xcssa.org" target="_blank">xcssa@xcssa.org</a>> wrote:</i></font></font>
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<font color="#737373"><font size="3"><i>> > The backups are nothing special, just rsync scripts from one machine to</i></font></font>
<font color="#737373"><font size="3"><i>> > another.</i></font></font>
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<font color="#737373"><font size="3"><i>> :)</i></font></font>
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<font color="#737373"><font size="3"><i>> Many folks either don't know about or have ever used rsynch. Especially in a</i></font></font>
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